Good morning, folks!
We won't talk about the weather too much, but we are cancelling market today (Thursday, September 19) as a safety precaution. Use the time to be creative, explore the Bryan Museum, or plan to see us Sunday for the Free for Fall Music Mini-Fest!
Featuring, dynamic duo Cristina&Phil, and Kevin Anthony from Kevin Anthony & G-Town, these musicians are sharing the market stage accepting donations for their friend and the original GOFM musician, Robert Kuhn. Read full details here.
MONDAY is the last day to enter your GOFM design in our Community Shirt Contest! Submit your artwork to mercedes@gofarmersmarket.com.
Lastly, we've got oodles of fun things planned for October like Drag Queen Story Hour for October 13, Fall Volunteer Orientation & Party, our 7th Annual Birthday Bash on October 20, and extra spooktacular fun on Halloween!
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Peas, Love, and Beets,
Mercedes Pang
Market Manager
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Upcoming Events & Announcements
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ENDS MONDAY - 2019 Community Shirt Design Contest
The Galveston’s Own Farmers Market is in search of a fresh new local design made by you! The design will be celebrated at our 7th Annual GOFM Birthday (Oct 20), where the public can purchase and wear for years to come.
Last day to submit t-shirt designs is September 23. Learn about how to submit a shirt design here.
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Be a Friend of the GOFM
Funds that come from within our community empower us to build lasting infrastructure around our bold plans. And our #1 plan? …Make Galveston better by improving community health as we know best— provide good food to all folks & connect all folks through good food.
[Learn about one-time or monthly donations here]
- $5 given every month buys all the ingredients needed for one WIC Cooking Class.
- $50 given every month buys the online crop management software that enables us to grow the Young Gardeners Program to new schools every year. tracking how many carrots go home to how many kids every week
- $5,000 given once a year helps employ a high-quality Market Manager for 4 months.
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THIS SUNDAY - Free for Fall Music Mini-Fest
Featuring dynamic duo Cristina & Phil, and Kevin Anthony from Kevin Anthony & G-Town, these musicians are sharing the market stage next Sunday & accepting donations for their friend and the original GOFM musician, Robert Kuhn.
Learn more here>
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10/13 - Drag Queen Story Hour Returns!
We are thrilled to have the team at Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) join us again at GOFM! 🏳️🌈
On October 13, learn more about DQSH, enjoy stories read by Drag Queens Kymber Devine and Athena Sapphire, and book giveaways every hour!
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10/19 - Fall Volunteer Orientation & Party
New & current GOFM Volunteers (for all our programs- Market days, Young Gardeners Program, Real Food Project & beyond) are invited to our annual 2019 Fall Volunteer Party!
RSVP Here>
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10/20 - 7th Annual Birthday Bash!
GOFM is turning SEVEN on October 20! Help us blow out the candles on another fabulous year at The Bryan Museum, and enjoy:
- Premiere Screening of "Why I GOFM" at 10:00A
- Reveal the 2019 T-shirt Design
- Taste the Market with the Seventh Day Adventist
- & more to be revealed!
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Thursday Market - 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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CANCELLED TODAY!
September 19, 2019
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We're BYOC (Bring Your Own Cup!)
We eliminated single-use cups for our free Sunday morning coffee station and Thursday water station. Support the initiative by bringing your own mug every week or cleaning out your cupboards & donating unwanted mugs to market for others to use!
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Sunday Market - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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GET MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK!
We offer an additional $1 to $1 match of BonusBucks for every SNAP dollar customers spend, up to $15 extra. Learn more at the GOFM Info booth at every market. We want to help!
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Veggies
herbs * microgreens * sunflower shoots * pea shoots * mizuna * mesclun salad mix * stir fry mix * arugula * kale * lettuces * chives * tomatoes * zucchini * summer squash * pattypan squash * cucumbers * radishes * okra * eggplant * peppers
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GOFM Recipe of the Week
Tom's Citrus-ade
Last Sunday, our good friend Tom shared with us his delicious twist to a summer favorite. Mixing the trifecta of citruses, Citrus-ade is a refreshing drink for those balmy Galveston summer days.
Do you have a delicious recipe we should try? Email me at mercedes@gofarmersmarket.com and who knows, you might see it here in our newsletter!
Step 1: Zest and juice (or juice and zest) each of the following:
- Two navel oranges
- Two limes
- One lemon
- Optional: Sprig of mint
This should make about 1- ½ cups of juice.
Step 2: Make a simple syrup. In small pot put
- ¾ cup of water
- ¾ cup of sugar
Step 3: Add the zest from the fruit. Bring to a boil, then lower to simmer about 5 minutes. Let cool.
Step 4: In a ½ gallon container add the juice, syrup and enough water to fill the container.
Step 5: Chill and enjoy.
Optional: Add the mint. You can strain the pulp and/or the zest from the Citrus-Ade.
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Shop Local. Support GOFM.
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